noun
Meaning 1
A plaintive melancholy whine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pule
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/pjuːl/
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Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /pjʉl/
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rhymes with -uːl
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/ˈpuːleɪ/
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noun
Meaning 2
A Serbian cheese made from donkey milk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
Meaning 3
To whimper or whine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- Although the elderly man felt mounting pain from his illness, he never complained or puled.
Meaning relationships
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verb
Meaning 4
To pipe or chirp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To fall in a continuous, light dribble.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: snow; etc; snow; etc
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verb
Meaning 6
cry weakly or softly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she wailed with pain
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wail, whimper, mewl
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cry, weep
History
Etymology
From French piauler, a variant of French piailler (“to chirp, cheep”). Compare Italian pigolare (“to cheep as a chicken”).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: хленча (hlenča) — to whimper or whine
- Bulgarian: скимтя (skimtja) — to whimper or whine
- Māori: koroingoingo — to whimper or whine